The $168 million worldwide debut is an especially poor showing when you consider that "Solo" - which required extensive reshoots after director Ron Howard took over for Phil Lord and Chris Miller - had a reported production cost of about $300 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Solo also starsEmilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Woody Harrelson, Joonas Suotamo, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Jon Favreau. We already had two blockbusters in the form of Avengers Infinity War and Deadpool 2, both impressing well at the box office and earning big bucks. That makes "Solo" the smallest opening for a "Star Wars" film since 2002.

"Deadpool 2" should easily score the second slot, heading for a $42 million three-day sophomore frame and a four-day total of around $54 million. While reviews were generally positive (71 percent "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes), there was little about "Solo" that made the movie a must-see event.

In Solo: A Star Wars Story, L3-37 is a progressive, self-made droid who has upgraded and improved herself with scraps of other droids. Perhaps if the movie had released in December, as SW movies usually do, Solo might have done better business.

That time might also be valuable for Lucasfilm and Disney to find a way to counter the diminishing returns of its multi-billion-dollar franchise.

While some have mentioned that the "Solo" results were a sign of "Star Wars fatigue" among moviegoers, Dergarabegian argued that the franchise "will be fine".

Even as Disney has perfected the art of the credits scene in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they've somehow resisted shoehorning them into Star Wars. The numbers out Monday from the industry tracking group comScore are for Friday through Monday at theaters in the United States and Canada.

Ireland voted "Yes" on Saturday to amend its constitution and enable legislation allowing women to have an abortion. She said the church had in recent weeks taken a "quiet" stand against repeal, but hadn't been able to sway people.

Knowing Liverpool as a club, the people I had spoken to about Liverpool also, I knew Liverpool belongs to the Champions League. The defending champions have lifted the trophy in three of the last four seasons but rode their luck to reach the final.

One minute after Andre Burakovsky took the game's first penalty, defenseman Colin Miller struck first for the Golden Knights. Referees Wes McCauley and Marc Joannette missed a blatant cross-check by Reaves on John Carlson on the sequence he scored.

The prospect of Italy's government going on a spending spree on promised tax cuts and welfare benefits roiled markets last week. The two populist parties attempting to form a coalition in Italy had pushed for Savona to be appointed to the pivotal role.

Of course, Golden State rediscovered its form, flying past the Rockets for a 115-86 blowout victory to even the series at 3-3. Golden State Warriors guard Nick Young (6) celebrates in front of Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) during game six.

In documents, prosecutors allege that they found a large cache of child pornography on a server that was maintained by Schulte. It turns out that the search warrants did find information of interest - just not limited to the leak investigation.

Love, who missed a game in March with concussion symptoms, banged heads with Tatum and dropped to the court in the first quarter. The 33-year-old has reached the finals for the eighth consecutive season, but this campaign may be his crowning glory.

Roth was born March 19, 1933 in Newark, and was raised in the city's Weequahic neighborhood, wedged between Routes 78 and 22. Roth had a long relationship with British actress Claire Bloom but their five-year marriage ended in divorce in 1995.

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